Clouds today could provide a little relief

Irv OslinPublished: July 18, 2006 12:00AM

T-G Staff Reports
Cloudy skies today should bring a reprieve for Ashland County from 90-degree heat.
The temperature reached 90 Sunday and Monday. Todays clouds, which are expected to bring rain showers and thunderstorms, also will bring cooler temperatures, according to retired meteorologist Ed Jacob.
The cloud cover will block the sun and that will help, Jacob said.
The National Weather Service forecast calls for highs in mid to high 80s for the rest of the week.
The high temperatures Sunday and Monday 90 degrees each day were well shy of the record highs of 98 and 97, respectively.
Record highs for July typically have been in the upper 90s and reached triple-digits on four occasions. Three of those 100-degree days came during an eight-day heat wave in July 1936.